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I had the chance to hold the blade in my hands. I can assure you that the blade is not tired. But with those photos I would say "Photoshop gone crazy!" You have no idea what Aoi did. But in reality it is not the same tanto. And the price was a little bit less (3.3 Mio). Uwe G.

Heard a story that customs from the Berlin/Brandenburg area gone crazy. But only there. At the moment. Uwe G.

#1 = Tanto; mumei, Juyo Bijutsuhin attributed to Masamune; known as Hachisuka Masamune #2 = Katana, shumei Rai Kunimitsu #3 = Tachi, signed Sanekage (Ko-Hoki) #4 = Wakizashi; signed Hizen Tadahiro #5 = Katana signed Gassan Sadatoshi, dated Heisei 30 = 2018 Uwe G.

Yes. Uwe G.

For comparison: some photos. Uwe G.

Quick answer: They don´t know you, they don´t trust you. Okay, it is a little bit more complicated. But in the end you won´t get any good shots. Time and light are the most important factors. Here is a different location with better light but less time: Uwe G.

It´s a piece that comes from a serious collector. But here is another one. A little bit blurred. Sorry! Uwe G.

My guess would be gimei. Uwe G.

No. You had a better chance to make close ups when you used a mobile phone. In some cases the dealers jumped in the way: "No photos!" So, that´s all I got. Uwe G.

A few impressions: https://www.nihontophoto.com/dai-token-ichi-2019 Uwe G.

Dear Barry, zentosho.com used to offer a translation. But not for the last three years. So, as a compensation: some photos. Uwe G.

For comparison: Owari. Uwe G.

I hope that you sit and a doctor is near by: The Kato Teruaki was sold for 19.000 EUR netto. And the rest was kind of insane too. Uwe G.

Sorry Brian, I came back with more than 6.000 photos. You can ask me in two months again. Uwe G.

And the rest: Uwe G.

More photos: Uwe G.

If you come to Tokyo and you are looking for Japanese sword dealers you can ask Professor Dr. Google. In my case I wanted to be prepared. So, I made a map with all the important locations in Ginza. All the other dealers like Japanese Swords-Inami, Aoi and so on are not in the map. If you want a better version from the map, please send me a PM. Be careful: Tsutaya books is in the Ginza 6 Shopping Mall, sixth floor; Seiyoudo you can find at Gin5za second floor and Sokendo is in the basement of the Imperial Hotel. Uwe G.

The catalogue is online: https://www.hermann-historica.de/de/auctions/detail/id/459 Now you have a chance to see the details. and on 21.November comes the rest: https://www.hermann-historica.de/de/auctions/detail/id/465 Uwe G.

A white balance card is okay. But then you need a calibrated monitor with 99 % AdobeRGB. And for god´s sake not a mobile phone! Uwe G.

In a few days there will be a better online-catalogue. So you can zoom in for details. I made only a few photos for my personel tsuba archive. Enjoy! Uwe G.

I don´t know. It used to be a 30 sec. walk. But since they moved their location... Will you be there? Uwe G.

Antique Arms and Armor 15.11.2019. A lot of tsuba. Best way is you start with page 128: https://www.hermann-historica.de/upload/80/A80-AW/ Uwe G.

Another Rai Kunitoshi. Uwe G.

Hi Tom, if I had to describe the Akihiro I would write: blade, inscribed Akihiro, late 19. century. And I am not convinced that the blade was made with tamahagane. Felt more like aluminum. Uwe G.

So, here is a photo from #22 - Akihiro. But the photo is better than reality. A word about the Kageyasu. There are two signed tachi by Rai Kunimitsu, both kokuho, The condition is better for one and one the condition is worse. But even with this information in mind I would rather pick the Kageyasu than the Rai Kunimitsu. And I am not a Bizen fan at all. Just personal taste. I will do something like that again in the future. But i t takes time. Uwe G.